diff --git a/internal/command/views/init.go b/internal/command/views/init.go
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+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package views
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/command/arguments"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/tfdiags"
+)
+
+// The Init view is used for the init command.
+type Init interface {
+	Diagnostics(diags tfdiags.Diagnostics)
+}
+
+// NewInit returns Init implementation for the given ViewType.
+func NewInit(vt arguments.ViewType, view *View) Init {
+	switch vt {
+	case arguments.ViewJSON:
+		return &InitJSON{
+			view: NewJSONView(view),
+		}
+	case arguments.ViewHuman:
+		return &InitHuman{
+			view: view,
+		}
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown view type %v", vt))
+	}
+}
+
+// The InitHuman implementation renders human-readable text logs, suitable for
+// a scrolling terminal.
+type InitHuman struct {
+	view *View
+}
+
+var _ Init = (*InitHuman)(nil)
+
+func (v *InitHuman) Diagnostics(diags tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
+	v.view.Diagnostics(diags)
+}
+
+// The InitJSON implementation renders streaming JSON logs, suitable for
+// integrating with other software.
+type InitJSON struct {
+	view *JSONView
+}
+
+var _ Init = (*InitJSON)(nil)
+
+func (v *InitJSON) Diagnostics(diags tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
+	v.view.Diagnostics(diags)
+}